Vacancy Page #2

Synopsis: David and Amy Fox find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere when their car breaks down. Luckily, they come across a motel with a TV to entertain them during their overnight stay. However, there's something very strange and familiar about the Grade-Z slasher movies that the motel broadcasts for its guests' enjoyment. They all appear to be filmed in the very same room they occupy! Realizing that they are trapped in their room with hidden cameras now aimed at them filming their every move, David and Amy desperately find a means of escape through locked doors, crawlspaces and underground tunnels before they too become the newest stars of the mystery filmmaker's next cult classic!
Director(s): Nimród Antal
Production: Sony Screen Gems
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
R
Year:
2007
85 min
$18,986,844
Website
559 Views


There's Clark's...

...about 20 miles east.

- Okay.

May I borrow your phone?

I'd like to give them a call...

...see if they can maybe

come and give us a hand.

All I got's a pay phone,

right out there.

- That's great.

- Works on dimes...

...if you need them.

- Okay, I do.

It's real.

No, It doesn't have to be

exact change.

Thank you.

Trouble is...

...Clark's won't be open either.

Not this late.

So I guess I don't need these, huh?

Not if you need a garage.

Yeah. We do.

But like I said, guy over there

will be back around 8...

...if you can wait that long.

I'm sure he can get you running.

Meanwhile, I'm wide open here.

Shocking.

Okay. Thanks.

Well, we can either stay here...

...or we walk all the way

back to the car.

David, this is a f***ing nightmare.

I don't know.

Yeah, we'll go ahead and stay here.

Thanks.

I'll give you two the honeymoon suite

for $5 extra.

It's got a few perks the others don't.

A regular room will be fine.

Thank you.

I'll give it for the same rate.

Well, whatever works.

Whatever's fastest.

All right, I'll give you my card.

We're not set up for plastic here,

friend. Cash only.

Okay. I got cash.

I guess you don't take dimes,

though, do you?

Just kidding around.

I'm gonna need to see ID

on one of you.

Sort of a deposit

on the room's contents...

Look, sir, we're... You can trust us.

We're not gonna steal anything.

I'm not lugging

a bunch of dirty towels...

...back to the car

in the morning, so...

I'm... I'm... I'm sure you won't,

but rules are rules.

I don't make them.

I'm just a manager.

Of course. Here you go.

It's right on the corner, Number 4.

Might have to jiggle the handle

to open her.

She's as sticky as an old whore.

- Right.

- Excuse my language, ma'am.

Y'all have a great night.

See you later. Thank you.

Oh, this is great.

Good thing we upgraded.

We've had our tetanus shots, right?

Oh, hey, if you wanna know

what's on March of '97...

...I got the answer.

I'm sleeping in my clothes.

I'm gonna sleep in my shoes.

I guess it could be worse, you know.

We could be in that twin bed

at your folks' house...

...trying to pretend like

we're a happy couple.

God, I should have

told my mom about us.

Why ruin their party, though?

I think the thing to do is just tell them

after we've signed the papers.

It felt really strange

to be at that party.

Watching them all celebrate

being together all those years.

How did it make you feel?

I don't know.

Tired.

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

Never should've gotten off

the interstate, either.

And miss our one last great

adventure together?

Yeah.

David.

Sorry.

Concierge.

Hello?

Hello.

There's no one there.

Jesus Christ.

What the hell is that?

Hello?

You heard that, right?

Don't touch that.

Who is it?

- Stay there.

- David, wait.

Yeah?

David, don't.

It's coming from

the room next door, Amy.

I know. Don't open it.

Yeah, what do you need?

Hello?

When we walked over here,

were there any cars in the parking lot?

Just check.

There's a truck.

It's probably the manager guy's.

I don't know what the deal is,

but it's a little late for this sh*t, okay?

So...

Close the door, David.

Close the door.

- Damn it. Why mess with them?

- I'm not messing with them.

I'm just trying to figure out

what they're doing.

Just wait there.

Who is it?

I don't know what your problem is,

a**hole.

How long can they f***ing

go on with this? Goddamn it.

Oh, David, don't.

I'm gonna call the manager

and tell him someone's bothering us.

Why don't you open the door?

Play some games?

I'll play some f***ing games with you.

That's real funny, jerk-off.

- Lock the door.

- Where are you going?

I'm gonna go take care of this prick.

Everything all right, Mr. Fox?

No, because the a**hole

in the room right beside us...

...keeps banging on the walls

and he won't stop.

You got any ideas?

- The room beside you?

- Yeah, Room 3.

I go over to talk to the guy

to get him to stop...

...but he just keeps doing it.

So I gotta say,

I don't know what his problem is.

Now, that is very strange

seeing as you folks...

...are the only guests

I got in here tonight.

Well, somebody's in there, okay?

And I gotta say, I'm pretty exhausted.

You sure it's Room 3?

Yeah, we're in the corner, right?

Number 4?

Well, it's the room right beside us,

with the big rusty 3 on it, okay?

- So I'm pretty sure.

- Okay, okay.

Every once in a blue moon,

a college kid or drifter...

...will sneak in through the window

for a good night's sleep.

The cleaning lady will find trash

on the floor or sh*t in the toilet.

Usually they don't cause much

of a disturbance, so...

- Well, this one is, okay?

- Let me go check it out for you.

And if those work,

I'd think about bringing one.

- I am ass-tired of shooting at crows.

- Give me a hand.

F*** it.

It's okay.

So, what happened?

What did he say?

He just thinks it's some drunk.

He's gonna take care of it.

- Did you hear anything else?

- No.

I was hoping I would

and I'd know what they were.

I'm sure they just saw me walk

over there and then they took off.

Now we get to enjoy this luxury resort

in peace and quiet.

David, maybe we should just leave.

Just go back to the car.

I'm not gonna walk anymore tonight,

okay?

Let's just gut it out here

for a few hours.

We'll get the car fixed and we can

just get the hell out of here.

- Okay?

- Okay.

Okay.

You're not watching that right now?

Well, why?

Look, I'm just gonna unwind

a little bit.

And make sure the guy

from next door is gone.

You gotta take advantage of the perks.

It's worth the extra 5 bucks.

Or is it?

- God.

- Sh*t.

What is it?

- This bathroom's disgusting.

- Yeah?

- David?

- Yes?

That manager guy's definitely

gone over there?

Yeah, with a six-shooter.

He's gonna take care of it,

so just relax.

Gotta make sure his only two guests

are happy.

This looks like a real library

of classics.

Come on. One more.

Jesus.

Bet this really gets the

honeymooners in the mood.

Can you turn that off?

It's the last thing I need right now.

Well, the least they could do

is give us a little porn.

Can't you just mute it or something,

so I don't have to hear it?

You get the f*** out of here.

Susan!

What?

I told you to turn it off.

Just get away from us!

What is it?

David?

Do you see that room?

From the movie?

What about it?

- What movie is that?

- I don't f***ing know.

F*** me.

David, is that this room?

It sure looks like it.

This has to be

some kind of joke, right?

I mean, it can't be real.

That can't be real.

Steven.

No, get back here. Oh, God.

No! No!

Oh, my God.

What happened?

- It's okay.

- Oh, my God.

It's okay.

Help!

I'm calling the police.

- Sh*t.

- We gotta get out of here, all right?

All right, let's go. Wait, hold on.

Whoever was outside,

they heard the TV, right?

So they know we watched it.

That a**hole put us in here

to watch it.

He was never gonna help.

He was part of it.

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Mark L. Smith

He wrote and directed the 2006 film Séance, which won the Festival Prize at the Eureka Springs Digital Film Festival and the Horror Genre Award at ShockFest. Since then he has worked as a screenwriter. Smith's writing credits include the 2007 horror film Vacancy and its prequel, Vacancy 2: The First Cut, and the 2009 Joe Dante film, The Hole. Together with Alejandro González Iñárritu, he co-wrote The Revenant, based in part on the novel of the same name by Michael Punke. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Will Poulter. Shooting began in September 2014. The film was released on December 25, 2015. more…

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